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The storage void of the new British Library National Newspaper Building at Boston Spa in West Yorkshire. Photo © Kippa Matthews
Findmypast's historical newspaper archive collection is a potential goldmine of information on your ancestors. Here's how to make the most of it.
Search for multiple names Search for more than one name to find articles that mention both people – just separate the names with a comma: For example: Lloyd George, Bonar Law
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Example multi-name search Narrow your results with filters Start your search with a name or keyword, then use the filters to narrow down your results by date, location, and title. You can add and remove filters until you find what you're looking for.
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Start your search Harness the power of phrase searching Search for phrases exactly as they appear and in the specified order by using quotation marks around terms. For example: "Sutton Coldfield rail crash" "Sutton Coldfield" "rail crash"
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Example phrase search Find your family’s colourful history in black and white Behind every headline there’s a family. Including yours. Enrich your family history with stories, moments and experiences you’ll only discover in old newspapers.
Read all about it with the largest collection of British and Irish newspapers online at Findmypast.
Without Findmypast’s newspapers, I would have never discovered that my 3 x great-grandfather was one of Britain’s first certified teachers. It’s gems like this that you don’t get in other records
In partnership with... We are working in partnership with Reach PLC, the UK’s largest commercial national and regional news publisher, to digitise all of their many millions of newspaper pages.
Back in 2011, we set out to bring the British Library’s entire newspaper archive online. Millions of digitised pages later, our journey with the UK’s national library continues.
Publishers National World are the home of over 100 historical British and Irish newspapers, all of which we are working to bring online, a page at a time.
Frequently Asked Questions Can I view old newspapers online? How do I search newspaper archives? How can I find old newspapers online for free? How do I find old local newspaper articles? Is the British Newspaper Archive on Findmypast? View all FAQ’s
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